I. T. Montgomery Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 185 students
Hayes Cooper Center
500 Martin L. King, Merigold, MS 38759
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
304
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cleveland School District
Bolivar County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 371 Mississippi elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Hayes Cooper Center
Hayes Cooper Center is a magnet elementary school in Merigold, Mississippi, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of Cleveland School District. The school is located in a rural area in Bolivar County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 304 students were enrolled, with about 14.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Mississippi elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 371 Mississippi elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 304 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Cleveland School District
- County
- Bolivar County
- NCES school ID
- 280075001212
Schools near Hayes Cooper Center
All 1 schools in Merigold →
Pearman Elementary School
Public · Grades 1–6 · 186 students
Presbyterian Day School
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 146 students
D.M. Smith Elementary
Public · Grades 3–6 · 233 students
Nailor Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 256 students
Parks Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 265 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.